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pincer

pincer

See also: pincér

English

Noun

pincer (plural pincers)

  1. any object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers

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French

Etymology

From Old French pincer, pincier (to pinch, find fault), from Vulgar Latin *pincāre, a nasalised variant of Vulgar Latin *piccāre (to pick, pierce), from Frankish *pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic *pikōną *pukaną (to pick, peck, prick, knock), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (to make a dull sound).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛ̃.se/

Verb

pincer

  1. to pinch (skin)
  2. to pinch (to arrest)
  3. (music) To pluck (a stringed instrument)

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which ‘c’ is softened to a ‘ç’ before the vowels ‘a’ and ‘o’.

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